Backers of Initiated Measure 21, Initiated Measure 22, and Amendment T claim that the South Dakota Republican Party and the South Dakota Chamber of Commerce are coordinating…
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Brookings neighbors, learn about the ballot measures from an expert! On Monday, October 3, Dr. Robert Burns, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Dean Emeritus of…
Our discussion of Amendment V’s implications for plurality thresholds and ties prompted one shy reader to comment by e-mail that a fundamental weakness of the initiative process is the…
Two more ballot question committees have formed since my last review of the Secretary of State’s campaign finance records. Sioux Falls lawyer Jason Adams has organized…
Lisa Furlong lied in her official proponent statement for Amendment U, the payday lenders’ fake rate cap. Secretary of State Shantel Krebs wants to respond…
Another Democrat working hard to educate the voters on our ten ballot questions is Russell Graeff, District 19 Senate candidate. Click on his Issues page, and you get…
The Sioux Falls League of Women Voters and the Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce are hosting a public forum on eight of the ballot measures this Thursday,…
Today’s Brown County Democratic Forum featured speeches and lively Q&A with our District 3 House candidates Nikki Bootz and Brooks Briscoe. At both today’s event and her…
I have regularly recommended that South Dakota Democrats seek synergy with ballot measures. Discussing ballot questions gets us away from personal attacks. Given the opportunity to vote…
…High School Debate Judges to the Rescue? The Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce isn’t fooled by Lisa Furlong’s outright lies about Amendment U in the official ballot…